Chapter 6
Hogwarts Express
One problem solved, Tom dragged his trunk up and into the train. Seeing as he didn't have any friends, he wasn't exactly sure where to sit. He settled on an empty car and sat down, hoping someone would join him.
He wasn't disappointed. A tall skinny boy asked him if he could join Tom. Seeing as Tom was sitting alone and had no friends, he quickly agreed.
"I'm Eric," said Eric.
"I'm Tom, a first year," said Tom
"Oh, I'm a first year too. What house are you hoping for?"
"I don't really know. Ravenclaw or Slytherin, I suppose."
Eric looked at Tom. "Slytherin, really? Do you have a family history of that house? Usually that's the only reason somebody wants to be in it."
"I don't know."
"How can you not know? Were either of your parents in Slytherin?"
"My mum's dead, and my father is just a regular guy who hates me."
Eric looked embarrassed. "So your a half-blood then?" he asked, trying to start up the conversation again.
"A what?"
"A half-blood. One parent's a wizard or witch, the other is a Muggle. A Muggle is a non-magic person."
"I suppose I am." replied Tom.
"Well, it could be worse, you could be a Mudblood." Eric quickly explained, "A Mudblood is when both parents are Muggles."
"Is that bad?" Tom asked.
"Depends who you ask." Eric responded, ending the subject.
"So what house do you want to be in?" Tom asked, after an awkward pause.
"Well, family history says I should want Hufflepuff, but any house except that one would be allright for me. I heard Hufflepuffs are a bunch of idiots.
Perfect for me." Tom said sadly. "I don't know how to do anything."
"Oh, you'll learn fast." Eric responded, reassuringly.
A tall young boy with messy black hair came in and asked if he could join them.
"Sure, why not?" Tom and Eric said at the same time, causing the boys to break out laughing.
"I'm James Potter."
"I'm Tom, and this is Eric," said Tom.
"James Potter..." Eric mused. "Aren't you the one whose parents..."
"Yes." James replied shortly, ending the topic. Tom figured he could ask Eric about this later.
They talked for a while, and both James and Eric laughed as Tom tried his first every-flavor bean (glue). Soon (too soon for Tom, who was REALLY nervous) the train arrived and came to a stop at Hogwarts.
Hogwarts Express
One problem solved, Tom dragged his trunk up and into the train. Seeing as he didn't have any friends, he wasn't exactly sure where to sit. He settled on an empty car and sat down, hoping someone would join him.
He wasn't disappointed. A tall skinny boy asked him if he could join Tom. Seeing as Tom was sitting alone and had no friends, he quickly agreed.
"I'm Eric," said Eric.
"I'm Tom, a first year," said Tom
"Oh, I'm a first year too. What house are you hoping for?"
"I don't really know. Ravenclaw or Slytherin, I suppose."
Eric looked at Tom. "Slytherin, really? Do you have a family history of that house? Usually that's the only reason somebody wants to be in it."
"I don't know."
"How can you not know? Were either of your parents in Slytherin?"
"My mum's dead, and my father is just a regular guy who hates me."
Eric looked embarrassed. "So your a half-blood then?" he asked, trying to start up the conversation again.
"A what?"
"A half-blood. One parent's a wizard or witch, the other is a Muggle. A Muggle is a non-magic person."
"I suppose I am." replied Tom.
"Well, it could be worse, you could be a Mudblood." Eric quickly explained, "A Mudblood is when both parents are Muggles."
"Is that bad?" Tom asked.
"Depends who you ask." Eric responded, ending the subject.
"So what house do you want to be in?" Tom asked, after an awkward pause.
"Well, family history says I should want Hufflepuff, but any house except that one would be allright for me. I heard Hufflepuffs are a bunch of idiots.
Perfect for me." Tom said sadly. "I don't know how to do anything."
"Oh, you'll learn fast." Eric responded, reassuringly.
A tall young boy with messy black hair came in and asked if he could join them.
"Sure, why not?" Tom and Eric said at the same time, causing the boys to break out laughing.
"I'm James Potter."
"I'm Tom, and this is Eric," said Tom.
"James Potter..." Eric mused. "Aren't you the one whose parents..."
"Yes." James replied shortly, ending the topic. Tom figured he could ask Eric about this later.
They talked for a while, and both James and Eric laughed as Tom tried his first every-flavor bean (glue). Soon (too soon for Tom, who was REALLY nervous) the train arrived and came to a stop at Hogwarts.